6.03pm GMT18:03 Afternoon summary Here’s where the day stands so far: Nancy Pelosi said she would “soon” transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate, but the House speaker declined to provide a specific timeline for her next steps. US officials are confident the Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed on Wednesday was accidentally shot down …

12.14am GMT00:14 As expected, the Trump administration will appeal the federal judge’s ruling that former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify to Congress, and seek to put the ruling on hold in the meantime, Justice Department spokesman Kerri Kupec said, according to the Associated Press. William Burck, an attorney for McGahn, said the former …